| Creator |
Peale, James, 1749-1831. |
| Title |
Still Life with Peaches. |
| Date |
Ca. 1824-1831 |
| Physical Description |
Oil on canvas ; 19 1/2 x 26 (3 x 4 1/2) inches ; Framed: 28 3/4 x 35 3/4 x (3+2)5 inches. |
| Is referenced by |
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976,
p. 260 (#217).
|
|
Library Company of Philadelphia. Quarter of a Millennium. Philadelphia: Library Company, 1981, p. 205. |
|
Soltis, Carol E. “Highlights from the Collection of Paintings and Sculpture,” Magazine Antiques 70 (2) (2006): 83-84. |
| Notes |
The signature on the stretcher indicates that the painting was a New Year's present to Dr. James Rush's wife, Phoebe. Dr.
Rush was the Peale family physician, as well as a friend, and the painting might have been payment for medical services.
|
|
Bequest of Dr. James Rush, 1869. |
|
Exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Bicentennial exhibit, Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art (1976).
Exhibited in the Library Company's exhibition, Quarter of a Millennium (1981).
|
| Subject |
Still-life painting. |
| Genre |
Painting. |
| Associated name |
Rush, James, 1786-1869, former owner. |
| Associated name |
Rush, Phoebe Anne, 1799-1857, former owner. |
| Location |
OBJ 117 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 117 |
